Section honey box and method for securing foundation therein



Pet. 26, 1935. w, Q. HAN Q 1,992,664

SECTION HONEY BOX AND METHOD FOR SECURING FOUNDATION THEREIN Filed Aug. 3, 1935 INVENTOR Patented Feb. 2c, 1935 w 1,992,664

* UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SECTION HONEY- BOX AND METHOD FOR SECURING FOUNDATION THEREIN William 0. Hanson, Pittsburgh, Pa.

. Application August 3, 1933, Serial No. 683,444

I 3 Claims. (01.,6-10) This invention relates to a section box for comb the section is very insecure, and it not infrequenthoney and more particularly to improvements in 1y happens that when the section is placed in the the construction thereof and to the method. of hive, the weight of thebees crawling over the securing a wax foundation therein; I wax will pull it from the section and cause it to 5 In the production of comb honey, it is the cusfall into another section and as a result, a mass 5 tomary practice for the bee raiser to place a of honey is accumulated on the foundation which series of wooden sections in the hive, each of extends between two or'more of the sections, in-, which has a foundation of wax which the bees stead of each section being filled. draw into cells forming the comb in which the His an object of the present invention to prohoney is deposited. vide a pound section constructed in such a man- 10 These sections, commonly called pound secneras to hold the foundation rigidly in 'place'in tions, are manufactured of thin wood and sold the section. I I to the beekeeper in strips adapted to be folded Another object of this invention is to provide or assembled into substantially a hollow square. a novel method for fastening the foundation in So that the strips may be. readily folded, spaced a pound section. I I transverse beveled grooves are provided on each A furtherobject is to provide a pound section strip intermediate of its length to formthe corhaving means intermediate of its height forholdners of the section and the ends are dovetailed ing the foundation in the section and which will so that they may be readily secured together, withstand rough usage d W h d the'weight The edges of two sides of the section, directly f the bees Without danger of the Wax pulling 20 opposite each other, are beveled or cut away, and away from the section. when the sections are placed in a super-section A still further object is to provide a section for and set in the hive, these cut away portions form b honey which s a y t assemble and in beeways between adjacent sections which extend which the foundation is placed as'it is being as:

vertically of the hive. sembled.

After the sections have been folded, the foun- Th s and other objects which will be hereindation is then secured in the center thereof, and after made appar t t o skilled in t s pa -v the section is ready to be positioned in' the hive; t art accomplished by means o th To cur th fo ndation in the ti it h invention, one embodiment of which is described so heretofore been the practice to cut the wax sheet n he f l w n sp cifi a i n and illus rat d in to the desired size and fasten it to the section by h p nying drawin w pressure and by melted wax. The pressure meth- Figure 1 i a pl d d v w n p p tiv f 0d is little used at present because it takes longer a p d s n mad in a d e with y i and the wax is not so firmly secured to the sec- O tions. By far the most common plan of securing 2 is a p p View Of the appa a u em- 35 the foundation in the sections has been with p y d i assembling the sections and fasten n melted wax, either by use of additional wax apfoundation therein, showing e a ner in plied with a wax tube or by the hot plate and Which t s ti ns are ar an d th r in;

steam pencil methods which melt a small quan- Fig. 3 isa view inend elevation of t pp tity of the wax on the edge of the foundation so fi s for assembling the s s; a d 40 that it adheres instantly to the wood. e 4 s a, vi w ta on lin IV- V f i These methods of fastening the foundation to v In a my inv nt n r sid s n a pound. th wooden part of the section are not only t dis f m d f tw su sta tia ly squ m ous and take considerable time, but also difficulr adapted to b superimposed e Ove th ty is encountered in keeping the'wax fiat as the the n of th m m shasa se i s f pr 45 least amount of pull on the foundation, or the 380 011 oppositely disposed sides he section becoming oblique, causes the wax sheet which when it is positioned'on theoth r ar r to buckle or bulge to such an extent that the sec iv d in r e s in th co r sp ndin ed s of tion is unfit for use. the other member and the two membersare in- 'Even after the foundation has been secured in terlocked together. When the members are to be 50 the section, the section must be handled with care assembled, a sheet of wax of sufficient size to, since slight jarring and the like will cause the v r three edges th w r m m r is plac foundation to pull away from the sides of the'secthereon which is engaged by the coaction of the tion. projection with the recesses on the two members 56 Further, wax so secured to the wooden part of respectively and is firmly clamped therebetween. ,5

To assemble the sections, I provide an apparatus comprising in general, a table having a portion adapted to receive a row of the lower memon the table which is broughtadownon the upper members and when pressure is applied thereto forces the projections thereof into the recesses of the lower member, and clamping the foundation therebetween. In order to sever the sheet into the proper lengths, the projections andrecesses of the adjacent sections are arranged in staggered relation one to the other,- so that a cutting action takes place therebetween and shears the wax between the sections. 7

Referring to the drawing in detail, I have disclosed a pound section 10, made in accordance with my invention, which comprises a lower member 11 and an upper member 12. The members 11 and 12 may be formed of woodor any other suitable material, and each is cut in the usual manner employed in forming the common section honey box. That is, each of the members 11 and 12 is formed in a flat strip having the ends thereof dovetailed as at 13 andlS respectively and having the usual beveled transverse grooves indicated at 14 and 14 respectively, intermediate of their length to permit the strips .to be readily folded into substantially square members and form the corners thereof. The lower edge of two of the opposed side walls of the member 11 and the upper edge of two of the opposed side Walls of the member 12 are cut out or beveled as at 15 and 15' respectively to form the beeways of the section.

The two members 11 and 12 are adapted to be superimposed one over the other and in order to join the 'two members together and fasten the foundation therein,. the top edges of two opposed side walls of the member 11- are provided with a series of recesses 16 which are separated by projections'1'7, and the lower edges of twoopposed sides of the upper member 12 areprovided witha series of projections 1'7 having-recesses 16' therebetween both of which are of the same width and depth as the recesses and projections on the lower member 11, so that when the upper member 12 is superimposed over the lower a member 11, these recesses and-projections will coact to join and interlock the members together. and hold a sheet of foundation wax therebetween.

It will be observed that the projections and recesses provide laterally-facing, oppositely-facing vertical flatwa'lls, and that theseoppositelyfacing flat walls, when the .two sections of the box 'are'pressed together to deform the wax sheet,

laterally clamp the interpos'ed parts of the sheet and thus provide sufficient friction to interlock or secure the two members together with sufficient tightness. to preventfthem being disconnected from each other bythelu'sualamount of handling that .these articles receive. In thisway, I make the box virtually a unitary structure which will hold together under all the ordinary handling without the use of extraneous fastening devices. It will of course. be observedthat'in order that there i be a sortof ,wedging action, when the projections are pressed into their companion recesses and exert the fullest possible clamping action on the squeezed or compressed wax body between them, it is desirable that these walls shall be vertical, i. e. at right angles to the bottom and top ,be hereinafter described.

In order that the members 11 and 12 of the section may be readily assembled and the foundation wax positioned therein, I provide an assembling table 20 which is provided with spaced longitudinally extending upstanding members '121 and 22. These members 21 and 22 are spaced apart asufficient distance to receive the members of the section therebetween and are of sufficient length to receive a plurality of the members at one time. Extending transversely of the table 20 is an upstanding member 23 which extends between the two members 21 and 22 and closes one end thereof. When the sections are to be assembled, a row of lower members 11 are placed between the projections on the table with the dovetails l3 joining the strip forming the member in the lower left-hand corner thereof and the cutout beeways 15 extending-longi tudinally of the table. With themembers 11 so positioned on the table, the recesses 16 and projections 17 will extend transversely 'o-f the table, and the recesses and projections on adjoining members will be in staggered relation to each other.

The lower members of the sections are then looked in position on the table and are pressed firmly together by a locknut 24 pivotally mounted on-rod 25 extending upwardly from the top of the table 20.

Afterthe lower members have been so positioned and locked on .the table, a sheet of wax 26 ,forming the foundation for the comb, is placed overthese members and an upper member 12 is then positioned on the foundation 26 over each of the lower members 11 with the beeways 15' of eachsection extending in the same direction as the beeways of the lower member. These upper members 12 are then looked in psition-over the lower members 11 by a locknut 2'7 mounted on the rod 25. To force the projections 1'7 on thequpper members 12 into the recesses 16 on the lower member 11 and the projections 1'7 on the lower member into the recesses 16 of the upper member, the table is provided ,with-a cover 28 which is adapted to.- be brought down on the topsof the upper members 12 and struck to force the projections on the upper members into the recesses in lower members and thus lock the two members together. The cover 28 may be hinged as at 29. to the table 20 or secured thereto in any other suitable manner. These coaoting recesses and projections of each member firmly join the members together and clamp the wax foundation therebetween. Since the projections and recesses on adjacent sections are arranged in staggered relation to each other, a cutting action takes place therebetween, which shears the sheet between each section.

After the cover '28 has been forcibly brought down on the "tops of the members*12,1 it is removed and locknuts 2'7 and 24 are loosened and since the sheet; of wax hasbeen1-sheared'gbetween the section, each section may be individually removed and assembled in a super section for use in the hive.

From the foregoing description, it is readily apparent that I have provided a pound section which is readily assembled and in whichthe foundation is securely held.

It is also apparent that a section so constructed will withstand rough usage, will not have a tendency to become oblique and when the section is positioned in the hive the foundation is so firmly held therein that the weight of the bees will not pull it loose from the wooden part of the section.

It is to be understood that certain modifications, changes, substitutions, and omissions may be made herein without departing from the spirit of my invention or the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:--

1. A comb section box comprising a pair of rectangular complemental sections adapted to be arranged in edge to edge relationship with one superimposed over the other, the adjacent edges of said members being provided with interlocking projections and recesses, respectively, and a sheet of foundation wax interposed between said members and held in place therein by said interlocking projections and recesses, said projections and recesses having shoulders facing in opposite directions to thereby laterally clamp the interposed parts of the wax sheet and thus secure the sections together without the use of extraneous fastening devices.

2. A comb section box'comprising a pair of rectangular complemental sections adapted to be arranged in edge to edge relationship with one superimposed over the other, the adjacent edges of said members being provided with interlocking projections and recesses, respectively, and a sheet of foundation wax interposed between said members and held in place therein by said interlocking projections and recesses, said projections and recesses having shoulders facing in opposite directions to thereby laterally clamp the interposed parts of the wax sheet and thus secure the sections together without the use of extraneous fastening devices, said shoulders lying at substantially right angles to the top and bottom edges of the sections.

3. A comb section box comprising a pair of rectangular complemental sections adapted to be arranged in edge to edge relationship with one superimposed over the other, the adjacent edges of said members being provided with interlocking projections and recesses, respectively, and a sheet of foundation wax interposed between said members and held in place therein ,by said interlocking projections and recesses,

said projections and recesses having shoulders facing in opposite directions to thereby laterally clamp the interposed parts of the wax sheet and thus secure the sections together without the use of extraneous fastening devices, the projections and recesses at opposite sides of the sections being staggered with reference to each other, for the purpose set forth.

WILLIAM C. HANSON.

IERTJIFWA'EE @i CORRECTION.

Patent Ne. 1,9926%. February 26, 1935.

WiLLiAM (I. HANSON.

it is hereby eertiiieti that errer appears in the printed specification of the aheve numiiered petertt reqtiiring eetteetien as follows: Page 2, seeenti eoiumn, aiter line 71, insert the ieiiewieg paragraph:

it is to be understeed that he shearirig aetien wili take piaee if one box were assembled at a time. The shearing aetien is time eetireiy t0 the fact that up 05 bases having their ediaeerrt walls closely abutting are pressed into irtterieehieg relation at the same time. When the. greep 0i bexes is thus assembled 'etuitaheeusiy by the same pressure, the staggered arrapgmertt et the sexes and eeetiens permits the hexes to he se arranged with reieretiee te each other that the rejections, both upper and tower, of see box come eppesite te the projections and eetehes oi the adjacent hex, se that when the tep seetieiis oi the hey; are pressed deem agaiest the better-tr seetiens there will be a true sheeting action threegit tire wax sheet from side to side ef the box, thus making it pessihle to r etiiiy remove the eempieteti eKes item the press one by ene anti ready to he seed in the hive.

t me that the said Letters Patent sheeie be read with this eerreetioe therein tie: the satire may eonierm te the reeerti it the ease in the iatertt )ifiee.

Si treti and sealed this 9th day of April, A. D. 1935.

Leslie Frazer (See!) Acting Commissioner of Patents. 

